Apparatus for recording or/and reproducing information and method for reducing power consumption thereof
US7289287B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B19/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information, which reproduces servo information being recorded on a medium and conducts a tracking operation based on the servo information, a power save part conducts a power save operation by reducing an operation clock frequency in accordance with a predetermined process during a tracking operation, during a seek operation, and/or during spindle motor startup.
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